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Welcome to the first Telegraph Food podcast, At the Kitchen Table, hosted by award-winning Stella columnist and cookbook author Diana Henry. This week, she talks to chef, restaurateur and broadcaster Rick Stein.

I don’t usually buy cookbooks that are television tie-ins. And I don’t actually watch that many food shows on TV either.

But I have every book that Rick Stein has ever written and I’ve seen every series, too. These days I watch them with my kids – he’s made them more enthusiastic about cooking than I have.

He isn’t just a wonderful chef but also a natural communicator and his enthusiasm is a tonic. There is more to him than cooking, though.